Cottontop Tamarin vs Curran’s Pitogo

Saguinus oedipus compared with Cycas curranii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cottontop Tamarin	Curran’s Pitogo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Callitrichidae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Saguinus	Cycas
Species	Saguinus oedipus	Cycas curranii

Conservation Status

Cottontop Tamarin

CR — Critically Endangered

Curran’s Pitogo

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cottontop Tamarin	Curran’s Pitogo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cottontop Tamarin

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.